rare freshwater tropical fish

This is our 85 gallon community aquarium which we set up in October 2007. We bought all the fish as babies last year and they’ve grown huge. As a result, the fish tank is very overcrowded. I am diligent with water quality and try to change 60% every 2 weeks or so. I know I’ll be criticized for the number of fish in this fishtank.

Here’s the list of fish:

4 Black Bar Myleus “Tetra disco” “Blackear Pacu” (Myleus Schomburgki)
3 Common Silver Dollar (Metynnis Hypsauchen or Argenteus)
2 Mystery Silver Dollars (Metynnis Mola or Luna)
1 Flagtail (Semaprochilodus taeniurus)
1 Silver Distichodus (Distichodus affinis)
1 Chinese Hi Fin “Hifin” Banded Shark (Myxocyprinus asiaticus)
1 Earth Eater Cichlid (Geophagus jurupari)
2 Fancy Goldfish (Carassius auratus)
4 Rosy Red Minnow (Pimephales promelas)
3 Angelfish (Pterophyllum scalare)
1 Keyhole Cichlid (Aequidens maroni)
4 Pleco (Plecostomus)
1 Royal Pleco (Panaque nigrolineatus)
1 Blue Gourami ((Trichogaster trichopterus)
9 Bumblebee Goby (Brachygobius xanthozona)
8 Black Neon Tetra (Hyphessobrycon herbertaxelrodi)
3 Rasbora (Rasbora heteromorpha)
2 Albino White Cloud Minnow (Tanichthys albonubes)
2 Darter Fish
1 Bluefin Killifish? (Lucania goodei)
4 Hillstream Loach (Beaufortia kweichowensis)
1 Weather “Dojo” Loach (Misgurnus anguillicaudatus)
2 Horseface Loach (Acantopsis choirorhynchos)
1 Neon Blue Australian Rainbowfish (Melanotaenia praecox)
6 Kuhli Loach (Pangio kuhlii)
8 Ghost Shrimp (Palaemonetes)
5 Apple Snails (Ampullariidae)

Yes, I know this is an odd assortment of fish. It was an experiment to see if this random group could “hang” together. So far so good. This tank is unusual not only for the variety of species but the size variences which range from 1/2 inch to 9+ inches.

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25 Responses to rare freshwater tropical fish

  1. snotbog1 says:

    your comment?


    your comment?

    I’m going with retarded

  2. snotbog1 says:

    Never said they …
    Never said they were “rear” but some of them are certainly not commonly seen. Ever owned black-barred myleus? Out of the tens of thousands of tr. fish videos on Youtube, how many others can you find, bud?

  3. snotbog1 says:

    Your uploads are a …
    Your uploads are a bit boring as well.

  4. ZROOFZ says:

    Rare, Or Retarded?
    Rare, Or Retarded?

  5. josephbillypowell says:

    these fish are not …
    these fish are not rear they are just normal fish i have keept tropical fish for years and years

  6. salchiwebo says:

    i hate it
    i hate it

  7. snotbog1 says:

    The most expensive …
    The most expensive part was the stand which had to be custom built ($800).

    The set up all together was probably around $2000-2500. Search online for the best deals. Also, check local garage sale ads etc (Craig’s list, Penny Saver). You might find someone trying to unload something for cheap.

  8. AussieBrock says:

    How much was the …
    How much was the tank? And if you can, all together including accessories, fish, heater and you get it.

    Thanks.

    Regards,
    Brock.

  9. TheHutchy09 says:

    wow thats a really …
    wow thats a really nice tank so much better than mine.. a know must of the fish but could you please tell me what the silver fish with black and red tail is.

  10. snotbog1 says:

    painted
    painted

  11. TheGuitarist23666 says:

    did you paint the …
    did you paint the fish tank background in blue or is it a poster ?

  12. snotbog1 says:

    thanks
    thanks

  13. tobychris says:

    very nice fish. i …
    very nice fish. i love the sand. check out my two newest vids.

  14. snotbog1 says:

    He was getting …
    He was getting beaten up. Goldfish are coldwater fish and have different requirements than do tropical fish

  15. defoeandpavlyuchenko says:

    hi,
    i no you saiduv …

    hi,
    i no you saiduv taken the gold fish out but why he seemed ok in there was there a problem with it??

  16. snotbog1 says:

    various fish stores
    various fish stores

  17. livegymnastics says:

    where do u get all …
    where do u get all these cool fish?

  18. snotbog1 says:

    @osvas23

    Yeah I …
    @osvas23

    Yeah I know. I removed the goldfish

  19. osvas23 says:

    aww man angel fis a …
    aww man angel fis a goldfish what

  20. snotbog1 says:

    most of their …
    most of their growth occuredin the first 8 months but they are still growing, almost 8 inches now.

  21. baseballman1321 says:

    how long did it …
    how long did it take for the silver dollars to get big and nice fish

  22. snotbog1 says:

    flagtail
    flagtail

  23. RowanTolley02 says:

    what is the one …
    what is the one with the yellow and black striped tail.

  24. snotbog1 says:

    out of tank now
    out of tank now

  25. snotbog1 says:

    black neons
    black neons

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